High-profile NBA player agent Arn Tellem is urging his clients to fire union chief Billy Hunter at the National Basketball Players Association's annual meeting at the All-Star Game in February in Houston, The New York Times reported, citing a 1,500-word letter from Tellem to his players that the newspaper obtained.

In the letter, sent to players Monday, Tellem blasted Hunter's record as executive director of the NBPA and accuses him of using the union for personal gain.

Billy Hunter faces questions about hiring family members to NBPA positions. (AP Photo)

Tellem's letter went out two weeks after the release of an outside audit that heavily criticized Hunter’s hiring practices and expenditures and questioned his judgment on a wide variety of issues, The Times noted.

Two of the family members worked in the union offices: Daughter Robyn Hunter was director of player benefits, and daughter-in-law Megan Inaba is the director of special events and sponsorships. Inaba will continue to work through All-Star weekend, Feb. 15-17, before stepping down.

"NBA players deserve better representation from the union they fund," Tellem wrote in the letter. "I implore you and your fellow players to take control of your union and your future. It's time for Mr. Hunter to go."

Further, Tellem — who represents, among others, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, Pau Gasol and Joe Johnson — suggests that players should make that decision at the NBPA's annual All-Star weekend meeting, at which they also are scheduled to discuss the recent audit, conducted by a law firm whose representatives are expected to be there to present the findings and answer questions.

In his letter, Tellem suggests that Hunter should not be allowed to attend that meeting to prevent him from any attempt "to intimidate and manipulate." Tellem writes: "Hunter is betting that the players — historically passive — will let him slide. I hope you don't. Clearly, Hunter has violated your trust."

The union declined to comment to The Times. Hunter, according to the newspaper, indirectly defended himself in a statement sent to Bloomberg, asserting that he has looked out for the players' interests more than some player agents.